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Russian forces launched overnight attacks on three Ukrainian cities, killing a child and injuring at least 24 others.
These strikes came just a day before the planned third round of direct peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced late Monday that the negotiations would go ahead, though expectations for progress on ending the three-year war remain low.
Despite efforts by the Trump administration to advance peace talks, little has been achieved, as Russian President Vladimir Putin shows no signs of easing his demands.
The earlier two rounds of talks, held in Istanbul, led only to prisoner swaps and the return of fallen soldiers’ bodies. Reports suggest the upcoming meeting will also take place in the Turkish city.
Meanwhile, Russia continues to push offensives along the 620-mile front line, particularly in the east and northeast, while launching up to 700 drones per night against Ukrainian cities.
On Monday evening, Russia targeted the Ukrainian regions of Sumy in the northeast, Odesa in the south, and Kramatorsk in the east.
In Kramatorsk, a glide bomb struck an apartment building and sparked a fire, according to Oleksandr Honcharenko, the city’s military administrator. A boy born in 2015 was killed, and five others were injured.
In Sumy region, multiple attacks were reported. A drone strike on a gas station in Putyvl injured four people, including a five-year-old boy. A second drone hit the same site less than two hours later, injuring seven more.
Later that night, two powerful glide bombs hit Sumy city, wounding 13 people, including a six-year-old boy. Regional authorities reported damage to five apartment buildings, two private houses, and a shopping mall. Acting mayor Artem Kobzar noted that windows and balconies in residential buildings were destroyed.
On Tuesday, Russia’s Defence Ministry also claimed its air defences shot down 35 Ukrainian long-range drones overnight, including three over the Moscow region.
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